AI RanklyAI Rankly vs Otterly.AI: What Each Plan Actually Includes
August 30, 2026 · By the AI Rankly team · AEO & GEO research
A comparison of AI Rankly and Otterly.AI for AI search visibility tracking, including Otterly's per-engine add-on pricing for Gemini, Google AI Mode and Claude.
Otterly.AI has the lowest entry price in this category — $29/mo — and that number does a lot of work in comparison articles. It is a real advantage if you are starting out. It also isn't the number most teams end up paying, because of how Otterly packages engines.
Quick Verdict
Otterly.AI includes four engines in every plan: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. Google AI Mode, Gemini and Claude are sold as separate per-engine add-ons on top of the plan price. Its published add-on pricing runs $9–$149/mo for Gemini or Google AI Mode, and $29–$439/mo for Claude, depending on tier.
AI Rankly bundles coverage into the tier instead: ChatGPT on Starter, five engines on Professional at $449/mo, and all seven on Enterprise, with no per-engine fee. Which model is cheaper depends entirely on how many engines you need.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | AI Rankly | Otterly.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $99/mo — 100 prompts | $29/mo — 15 prompts |
| Engines in the plan price | 1 / 5 / all 7 by tier | 4 core engines |
| Gemini | In Professional | Add-on, $9–$149/mo |
| Google AI Mode | In Professional | Add-on, $9–$149/mo |
| Claude | In Enterprise | Add-on, $29–$439/mo |
| Team seats | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Otterly.AI figures were taken from their public pricing page in August 2026 and may have changed since — check otterly.ai/pricing/ before making a decision. AI Rankly's own pricing is on our pricing page.
Doing the Add-On Math
The comparison that matters is not sticker against sticker, it's the total for the engines you actually want. On Otterly, a plan that tracks Gemini, Google AI Mode and Claude alongside the four core engines is the plan price plus three add-ons — and Claude alone is published at up to $439/mo at the higher tiers.
On AI Rankly the equivalent question is only which tier you are on. Professional at $449/mo covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode; Claude and Grok come with Enterprise. Work out your engine list first, then price both — the ranking often flips once Claude is on it.
Who Each Tool Is Best For
Choose Otterly.AI if you:
- Are starting from zero and want monitoring in place for under $30/mo.
- Only need the four core engines, in which case its bundled coverage is genuinely good value.
- Need Microsoft Copilot specifically — AI Rankly does not track it.
- Track many local markets; Otterly advertises 50+ country-level markets.
Choose AI Rankly if you:
- Want several engines without per-engine line items on the invoice.
- Need Claude or Grok, where Otterly's add-on pricing climbs steeply.
- Want the platform to draft the content and citation fixes, not only report the gaps.
Bottom Line
Otterly.AI is the cheapest honest way to start monitoring AI answers, and for a four-engine brief it is hard to beat. Once your engine list grows — particularly if Claude is on it — bundled coverage tends to win on both price and predictability. See what each AI Rankly tier includes.